d cage" disguised as an act of kindness after our accident. My days were consumed by caring
offee. But a far colder burn came moments later: I was six weeks pregnant with Ryan's baby. His
ur unborn child as a mere "complication." He spoke of my "damaged" and "dependent"
y, reducing my life, my body, and my child to inconvenient problems? This callous di
ng existence, nor would I let her witness my own subjugation. Clasping my still-blistering hand, now a symbol of their c